Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer – Page 2

California’s Rotten Districts Result in Rotten Result

July 13, 2023 7:03 amAugust 7, 2023 2:08 pm

In theory, if an elected official does something unpopular they could lose their re-election bid. If they do something unconscionable – like blocking harsher penalties for convicted child sex traffickers – they should lose their re-election bid. But for the...

California Assembly Democrats Block Bill to Fight Sex Trafficking of Minors

July 12, 2023 11:28 amJuly 12, 2023 5:19 pm

UPDATE below: A bill to make sex trafficking a felony once again in California was blocked Tuesday in the Assembly Public Safety Committee by Democrats, after passing unanimously in the Senate. Currently human trafficking is defined as a “non-serious” crime...

San Francisco Reparations Plan Installs a ‘Neo-Apartheid System’

May 8, 2023 3:37 pmMay 12, 2023 9:10 am

The San Francisco reparations committee has admitted that their recommendation of a one time payment of $5 million per black resident has no mathematical basis. In March, the Globe spoke with local San Francisco resident Richie Greenberg for in-depth analysis....

Reparations Task Force Votes To Approve Cost Recommendations of $800 Billion

May 8, 2023 12:35 pmMay 8, 2023 12:35 pm

The Reparations Task Force formally approved new recommendations on reparations during the weekend in Oakland, okaying an apology, financial compensation, and several state program changes. According to the approved recommendations, an apology is to be issued by the state that...

California Reparations Task Force Votes For Extension Through 2024

February 2, 2023 7:12 amFebruary 2, 2023 7:15 am

The California Reparations Task Force voted to extend the report deadline from July 2023 to July 2024. The vote was 8-0 to extend the deadline to submit a proposal for African-American reparations in California. The Task Force was first put together...

How Complicated Can Bill Drafting Become?

September 10, 2022 7:28 amSeptember 10, 2022 7:32 am

In reviewing hundreds of the bills that have reached Governor Newsom’s Desk during the 2022 Legislative Session, several measures have complicated and lengthy provisions. One of the difficult areas of drafting amendments includes “double jointing amendments.” These amendments to a...

California Assembly Resolution Calls for Banks to Refuse to Lend to Gun Manufacturers and Retailers

August 19, 2019 1:45 pmAugust 20, 2019 8:31 pm

‘You cannot have a gun if the gun has not been made… you cannot sell a gun that has not been made.’ Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove California has 109 gun-control laws that restrict how and where guns can be used...